Dai Vernon Ottawa-born Dai Vernon lived until age 98 and spent most of his long life fooling everyone around him. A magician’s magician, his close-up magic and card trick techniques even managed ...

No mentalism tricks. A total of 11 magicians from Europe, India, Japan, and the U.S. submitted tricks, but only one stood out for its surprising auditory illusion. Subscribe to the Design newsletter.

Famed magician and illusionist David Copperfield was forced to reveal the secrets behind one of his most popular magic tricks, the so-called “Lucky 13,” in a court case.